The detainees of the Talas Oblast and Karabuura District IAB TDFs explained that once a month they are given
the newspaper “Voice of Freedom”, a social and legal newspaper published by the foundation having the same
name. 164 Two women from the Talas Oblast IAD TDF read the Criminal Code which they had found in their
cell. 165
None of the IAB TDFs were found to have any board games, while the detainees of the Talas Oblast IAB TDF
had the playing cards. 166
The monitoring teams did not encounter any IAB TDFs with cells equipped with TV sets or refrigerators.
With the support from Justice, the Oblast human rights organization, the Bazar-Korgon, Toktogul, Aksy, and
Ala-Buka District IAB TDFs as well as the Kara-Kul, Mailuu-Suu, and Tash-Kumyr city IAB TDFs obtained
wireless transmission devices.
Detainees have an opportunity to engage in physical training outdoors during daily exercise only. Detainees of
IAB TDFs lacking exercise yards or practicing no exercises have no such an opportunity.
5.1.4. FREEDOM FROM TORTURE AND CRUEL TREATMENT
International Standards
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.167 No
circumstance whatever may be invoked as a justification for torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment.168
It shall be prohibited to take undue advantage of the situation of a detained or imprisoned person for the
purpose of compelling him to confess, to incriminate himself otherwise or to testify against any other person.
No detained person while being interrogated shall be subject to violence, threats or methods of interrogation
which impair his capacity of decision or his judgement.169
In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled, in full equality, not to be
compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.170
In the performance of their duties, personnel of detention facilities should respect and protect the human dignity
and fundamental human rights of all juveniles. No member of the detention facility or institutional personnel
may inflict, instigate or tolerate any act of torture or any form of harsh, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
punishment, correction or discipline under any pretext or circumstance whatsoever.171
No law enforcement official may inflict, instigate or tolerate any act of torture or other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment, nor may any law enforcement official invoke superior orders or exceptional
circumstances such as a state of war or a threat of war, a threat to national security, internal political instability
or any other public emergency as a justification of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment.172
In-country Legislation
Detention shall not be accompanied by torture or other actions aimed at causing physical or moral suffering to
detained persons suspected or accused of crimes.173
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Monitoring Report No. 10/12-14/З/2.0; 11/8/З/3.6.
Monitoring Report No. 10/12-14/З/1.6.
Monitoring Report No. 10/12-14/З/2.0.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Art. 5; ICCPR, Art. 7; Body of Principles, Principle 6.
Body of Principles, Principle 6.
Body of Principles, Principle 21.
ICCPR, Art.14(3(g)).
UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty. Rule 87 (а)
Internal regulations for Law Enforcement Officials.
Law on the procedure of the detention, Art. 4
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